Text in Zulu: Amakhulu weminyaka ngaphambilini uSolomoni watjhukumiseleka bona atlole: "Kunesikhathi esibekiweko sayo yoke into, . . . kunesikhathi sokuthula nesikhathi sokukhuluma."
Translation of the previous text to Swahili (individual language):
Karne nyingi mapema, Mfalme Sulemani mwenye hekima aliongozwa na roho ya Mungu kuandika: "Kuna wakati uliowekwa wa kila kitu, . . . wakati wa kukaa kimya na wakati wa kusema."